The late President may have helped deepen Ghana’s roots of democracy, but the economy has been uneven, and polls in December may reflect middle-class discontent
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Must-Reads from Around the World, July 31, 2012
Tuesday’s picks include Africa’s next megacity and used-car lots in Hong Kong.
Libya Releases ICC Lawyer, but Will Justice Follow?
Libya released a team of International Criminal Court lawyers detained in the town of Zintan for nearly a month for supposedly conniving with the imprisoned son of Muammar Gaddafi. But questions remain about the ICC mission and …
Mongolia’s Elections: Voters Go to the Polls with Mineral Riches at Stake
The sparsely populated country of steppes and vast forests is a bastion of democracy sandwiched between two authoritarian states. But, after it held parliamentary elections, questions abound about corruption and the legacy of its …
How Do Egypt’s Ruling Generals Deal with Human Rights?
The situation appears to be deteriorating even as the junta constricts the powers of the newly elected president
Islamist Morsy Wins Egyptian Presidency, but Will the Military Cede Any Power?
Egypt’s most powerful Islamist organization has pulled off a once unthinkable feat, propelling itself from the niche of a banned opposition group to the seat of power. But some say that throwing a wider lens on this twist …
Antonis Samaras: The Aristocrat Who Now Leads Austerity-Ridden Greece
Antonis Samaras opposed a bailout and then voted to support another. Now prime minister, he must figure out a way to bring the Greek economy back from the dead
After Socialist Romp in Elections, France’s Conservatives Face Existential Crisis
French President François Hollande’s Socialists win formidable legislative control, while France’s conservatives suffer the consequences of having pandered to the country’s far right
Hollande’s Socialists Win Parliamentary Majority in French Elections
The French parliamentary elections hand Socialists and their leftist allies the large majority that President François Hollande needs to pass progrowth policies — and challenge German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s austerity …
Mohamed Morsi Declared Egypt’s First Islamist President
After the freest elections in the country’s history, Mohamed Morsi defeats Hosni Mubarak’s last Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq in a race that raised political tensions in Egypt to a fever pitch. Morsi won with 51.7 percent of …
Egypt’s Muslim Sisterhood: What Roles Do Islamist Women Play?
The Muslim Brotherhood and their Islamist platform have become a powerful political force since the fall of Hosni Mubarak. Their ranks include women who also advocate a greater role for Islam in Egyptian society and government. …
Sex, Scandal and Soap Opera Precede a Key French Vote
The feud between President Hollande’s current and former lovers has sparked a titillating controversy among French Socialists. But the right has to deal with a thinly disguised novelization of backroom scandals in the stronghold …
Tweet Attack: French First Lady Swipes at President’s Former Partner
Valérie Trierweiler stuns France — and President François Hollande — by backing a dissident leftist challenger over official Socialist candidate (and mother of Hollande’s children) Ségolène Royal in Sunday’s legislative elections